The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-20
LrNBERMEN,s LEY LAW.

{ timber and lumber.
! SEC. |. BE il enacted by the Senate
/ and House of Representatives of the
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
I General Assembly met, and il is here
/ by enacted by the authority of the
[ same, That all wages not exceeding
/ one hundred dollars that may be due
I from any person or persons, body,
[ polite or corporate to any person or
/ person or persons for the use of his
team or teams for work and labor
done in, upon, and about the cutting,
peeling, skidding, banking, driving,
and running OfSaw logs, squared tim
Der, prop timber, hoop poles, rail-
road ties, bark and other timber and
lumber in this Commonwealth
shall be 4 lien for period not
exceeding six months upon all such
saw logs, squared timber, prop tim
Der, hoop poles, railroad ties, bark
and other timber and lumber, and
shall be paid before the same shall be
removed by the owner or contractor
out of the towship or county in which
said work and labor may be done
PFOCided, Thatany person or persons,
body, polite or corporate, whose
property IS hound by such lien may
within said six months on notice to
any person or persons entitled to such
lien present a bond in the court of
common pleas of the county where
the property bound by such lien is
situate, with two or more suritieS to
be approved by the court or Judge
thereof in vacation to be in double
the amount ofall amounts claimed as
a lien by any claimant or claimants
conditioned for the payment to any
claimant or claimants of any sum to
be due TO any such claimant or claim
ants within three months frora the
time of filing said bond, and on the
approval of such bond by the court
and filing the same the lien against
property shall be released, and
OF allure to pay such claimant or
claimants as provided in said bond
said claimant or claimants may sue
out said bond and recover therefrOm
any amount found to be with due
with costs.
SEC. : For the purpose of enforcing
ihe lien provided by the first section
of this act it shall be the duty of anv
alderman or justice of the peace of the
county in which such logs, timber.
ties, bark ald lumber are situated to
issue an attach ment against any own
er or contractor as aforesaid upon
affidavit made by the plaintiff or some
other person or persons specifying
the amount of the plaintiffs claim,
the kind Of work done, and the Kind
and location of work done, and the
Kind and location of the logs, timber,
ties, bark or other timbers as afore-
said against which the lien is to be
enforced.
SEC. Every such attachment shall
be leturnable not less than three. nor
more than six days from the date
thereof, and shall be served by the
constable TO whom the same shall be
directed by attaching the logs. timber
bark, ties, or lumber described in said
affidavit or SO much thereof, as Will
be sufficient to satify the debt afore-
said, by delivering to the defendant a
copy OF the said taLhment with an
inventory OF the property attached if
ne can be found in the county, if not
so found then by leaving a copy Of
said attachment and inventory with
the person whose care or possession of
said property can be found then by
attachment inventory to or upon the
property so attached.
SEC. 6. Either party shall have the
right Of appeal as now provided bv
law IN cases of summons, EXCEPT that
when the plaintiff enters his appeal
before the alderman or Justice of the
peace, the attachm ment shall ipso facto
be dissolved, unless the plaintiff shall
file with the alderman or Justice ofthe
peace, q bond with sufficient surety or
sureties in double the amount for
which he claims lien to idemnify
the owner or owners Of the property
attached against any loss that may be
uulawfully sustained by reason Of
such attachment and except that at
the time the defendant enters his
appeal before the alderman or Justice
Of the peace he shall give security BY
one or more sufficient sureties To paw
the debt and costs Of whatever final
Judgment shall be rendered against
him upon the entry Of such appeal
the attachment shall ipsO facto be
dissolved and the appeal shall be
proceeded with in the appellate court
g. eAAA q PNelA III al CIuludEA fGLlOU ON
summons: PrOUided, That the surety
or sureties shall be liable on his or
their obligation whether such appeal
be ente red in the appellate court or
not: Ind prOCjCled. further, That no
exemption law or laws Of this Com.
mOnwealth shall be construed to
extend or apply to any action insti-
tuted under this act.
SEC. Z. Ifjudgment be entered for the
plaintiff it shall be the duty Of the al
derman or justice Of the peace to issue
execution directed to the constable
aforesaid, whose duty il shall be. after
advertisement, a. provided by law for
like sales, 10 sell the logs, timber.
ties, bark or other lumber, attached
as aforesaid, 10 the highest bidder.
and pay the proceeds thereof into the
office Of the alderman or Justice ofthe
peace.
SIC. S. If more than one attach
ment shall be levied upon the same
logs, ties. bark or other lumber, as
Aforesaid, the said proceeds. if snefi.